Guides to AI search, in plain English.
No jargon, no magic promises. How AI assistants choose which businesses to recommend — and how to become one of them. Written by the team that built the scanner.
Does ChatGPT recommend your business? Here's how to check.
Millions of UK buyers now ask AI instead of Google. Here's the two-minute manual check, why it can mislead you, and how to test your AI visibility properly.
Read the guide →Why doesn't ChatGPT mention my business? The 7 real reasons.
It's rarely bad luck. Seven specific, fixable reasons AI models recommend your competitors instead of you — each one checkable in minutes.
Read the guide →The best AI visibility checkers in the UK — an honest comparison (including ours).
We sell one of these, so read with that in mind — then read anyway. The four types of AI visibility checker, what each really measures, and who each is for.
Read the guide →A Searchable.com alternative — pay once, not $125 every month.
Searchable.com is a capable subscription platform built for agencies running daily monitoring. Most businesses don't need a monthly contract — they need one honest answer across every engine. Here's the difference, with real numbers.
Read the guide →An AmICited alternative for UK businesses — free to check, all five engines.
AmICited starts at €50/month, subscription-only, tracking two engines. No free check, no one-off. Here's the UK alternative that checks all five engines free, then charges once.
Read the guide →Searchable vs AI Search Ready — the honest head-to-head.
One is a per-model monthly subscription built for agencies at scale. One is a pay-once check across all five engines built for the business that just wants the answer. The full table.
Read the guide →An AI visibility check without a subscription.
You don't need a monthly contract to find out whether AI recommends you. Check free, pay once for the full picture, and skip the subscription entirely.
Read the guide →The cheapest way to check your AI visibility in the UK.
You can pay $125–$999 a month, or you can check free and pay £19 once for a live audit across all five engines. Here's the cheapest honest option — and the catch to watch for on the free-only ones.
Read the guide →How to spot a fake AI visibility report — the 6 tells.
If a 30-second 'scan' claims to have checked five AI platforms, ask one question: where are the answers? Six tells that a visibility report is inference in a lab coat.
Read the guide →AI search for plumbers: are you losing jobs to ChatGPT's recommendations?
Ask ChatGPT for 'an emergency plumber in Cardiff' and watch who it names. Usually directories — not the best local firm. Here's why, and how to take the slot.
Read the guide →AI search for dentists: who does ChatGPT send your patients to?
Invisalign, implants, emergency appointments — patients now ask AI before they search. Most practice websites are invisible to it. Here's what the machines need from yours.
Read the guide →AI search for restaurants: 'book somewhere nice' is now a machine's decision.
"Somewhere special for an anniversary near the coast" is an AI query now. TripAdvisor usually wins it. Your menu PDF is one reason why.
Read the guide →AI search for mortgage brokers: the comparison sites got there first.
Money questions get the machines' most cautious answers — which is exactly why a broker with machine-readable FCA credentials and genuinely specific pages can beat the giants.
Read the guide →AEO, GEO, AI SEO — what it all means in plain English (and what it costs).
The industry has four names for the same goal: being the business AI recommends. Here's the jargon decoded — and the honest UK price list, from £0 to £1,500 a month.
Read the guide →What is llms.txt — and does your small business actually need one?
It's 'robots.txt for AI' — a ten-minute job that guides AI crawlers to what matters on your site. The honest version: what it does, what it doesn't, and whether you need one.
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